Door to Door: a travel guide for disabled people

Going by rail: Light Rapid Transit Systems

All modern Light Rapid Transit Systems (LRTS) such as light rail systems and trams are fully wheelchair accessible. Many operate on new tracks with purpose built stations, others are partially new but also use parts of redundant railway line and have refurbished stations. LRTs currently in operation are:

Birmingham Midland Metro:
between Birmingham Snow Hill Station and Wolverhampton St. Georges.
www.travelmetro.co.uk/tickets/cards/disabled.asp

Croydon Tramlink:
between Wimbledon, Croydon, Beckenham and New Addington.
www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2674.aspx

London Docklands Light Railway:
between the City of London and the East London area as far as Beckton and Stratford. A second branch serves London City Airport and extends under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal, and another branch links the City of London with South East London as far as Greenwich and Lewisham.
www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2632.aspx

Manchester Metrolink:
between Bury, Manchester and Altrincham and Central Manchester and Eccles. The Metrolink serves both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria Stations.
www.metrolink.co.uk/customerservice/faqs.asp?question=5#answer

Nottingham Express Transit:
between Hucknall (close to the M1) and the City Centre, serving Nottingham Station.
www.thetram.net/howto/access_for_all.asp

South Yorkshire Supertram:
serving various routes in and around Sheffield.
www.supertram.com/access.html

Tyne and Wear Metro:
serving an area close to Newcastle Airport, and the area between Newcastle, Tynemouth, South Shields and Sunderland.
www.nexus.org.uk/metro/accessibility

Note:

Blackpool Tramway:
runs along the Fylde coast of Lancashire between Blackpool and Fleetwood. It currently operates with old inaccessible vehicles, but improvements are being undertaken over the next two years to refurbish the track and tram stops as well as to introduce 16 new fully accessible trams.
www.blackpooltransport.com